A new Samsung patent may give us hints as to what Samsung is envisioning for its flagship smartphone range as it moves away from the plastic body construction to more premium materials to stay competitive with rivals HTC and Apple. Whereas LG and Sony have both been using glass on their current flagship Optimus G and Xperia Z respectively, Samsung has been rumored in the past to consider metal for the body of its Galaxy S4 smartphone, but scrapped the design at the last minute as it wouldn?t be able to make and deliver the product in time earlier this year. However, not all was lost as a future Galaxy S smartphone product could still bear the metal torch for Samsung, and we may be seeing glimpses of what may appear to be an all-metal Galaxy S5 flagship design.
Samsung design patent, via Patent Bolt
In reality, the sharp edges and angled sides, coupled with what appears to be plastic end caps at the top and bottom edges in an effort speculated to boost cellular and wireless reception, all remind me of LG?s Optimus G design. Whereas the LG Optimus G uses a similar glass sandwich approach similar to Apple?s iconic iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S designs, the Samsung patent shows off a phone with a similar approach but presumably with metal.
The patent shows that the frame of the phone would be constructed from a single piece, which would give the unit for strength. Additionally, there is a front cut out for the glass touchscreen display. A rear cutout panel would house the battery door, and from the appearance of the rendering, it looks like users can slide the panel down to reveal the battery underneath.
If this is correct, then that means that Samsung may be able to still deliver features like a removable battery and a micro SDXC memory card slot.
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